Hosted by art collector Foster Goldstrom, this intimate afternoon offers rare access to one of Bernard Maybeck's most celebrated homes, the Guy Hyde Chick House in Oakland. Following a private...
Join hosts Richard Fabian and Stephen Holtzman for a private tour of their Pacific Heights home, featuring the Reverend Richard Fabian Collection of Chinese Paintings. Six works from the collection...
Berkeley Festival & Exhibition By the late 18th century, the clarinet had come into its own as a fully-fledged instrument capable of great virtuosity, as well as exquisite tenderness. In...
Wake up to the vibrant sounds of 18th-century Spain with chamber music by Luigi Boccherini. Featuring the irresistible rhythms of guitar and strings, these elegant quintets blend graceful melodies and...
Philharmonia Baroque’s Artist Salons are pre-concert talks led by performers, scholars, and guest artists. Offered prior to each concert set, they give audiences historical and cultural context in an engaging...
Music Director Peter Whelan opens his first Philharmonia season with a semi-staged production of Handel’s Tolomeo, combining historically informed performance with theatrical elements that sharpen the drama. Choose 3, 4,...
Music Director Peter Whelan opens his first Philharmonia season with a semi-staged production of Handel’s Tolomeo, combining historically informed performance with theatrical elements that sharpen the drama. Choose 3, 4,...
The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra returns to the Venetian Theater for a semi-staged production of Handel’s masterpiece, Tolomeo, re d'Egitto. Led by their newly appointed Music Director, Peter Whelan, and directed by James Darrah Black, the ensemble has previously brought memorable Handel productions of Atalanta and Acis and Galatea to...
The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra presents Of Rivers and Roses, with works by Handel in dialogue with works by Caroline Shaw. Featuring countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, soprano Lauren Snouffer, and bass-baritone Dashon...
Step into the refined world of the French royal court with a delightful morning of music by François Couperin, a leading composer at the court of King Louis XIV, the...
Join us for four evenings of listening and discovery as Philharmonia’s program notes annotator Scott Foglesong offers a practical introduction to the music, the composers, and the ideas and stories...
Begin your morning with a program for voices that spans centuries. Members of the Philharmonia Baroque Chorale, led by award-winning Chorale Director Valérie Sainte-Agathe, explores music of praise, celebration, love,...
Come see an octet of singers from the Philharmonia Baroque Chorale perform the National Anthem before the San Francisco Giants take on the Minnesota Twins. Under the direction of Philharmonia...
Join us for four evenings of listening and discovery as Philharmonia’s program notes annotator Scott Foglesong offers a practical introduction to the music, the composers, and the ideas and stories...
Philharmonia’s Retirement Community Series brings the joy of live music directly to residents, offering an uplifting experience that blends performance with stories about how this music was first heard centuries...
Join GRAMMY-nominated pianist/accordionist Sam Reider for a scintillating recital at the architecturally renowned Darling House in SF, as the guest of Gayle and Gary Strang. The afternoon includes a private...
Step into an intimate 18th-century sound world at a private concert in John Phillips’s Berkeley workshop, centered on a rare 1780 Kirckman harpsichord. Titled Bach-Abel, the program by Trio Ignacio...
Join us for four evenings of listening and discovery as Philharmonia’s program notes annotator Scott Foglesong offers a practical introduction to the music, the composers, and the ideas and stories...
Enjoy an intimate house concert with soprano Maya Kherani at the Portola Valley home of Glenn Zhu and Ann Gui. Known for her vibrant voice and expressive range, Kherani performs...
Join Crowden, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, and more for a free day of musical fun for all ages! Compose with Philharmonia Participants are instructed to "compose" music...
Celebrating Philharmonia’s Subscribers! Full-season subscribers are warmly invited to enjoy wine, beverages, and small bites, followed by a special performance by Philharmonia Chamber Players. This event is by invitation only,...
This event is not open to the public. Side by Sides brings together student musicians and artists from Philharmonia Baroque in a collaborative concert experience that merges mentorship with live...
Join us for four evenings of listening and discovery as Philharmonia’s program notes annotator Scott Foglesong offers a practical introduction to the music, the composers, and the ideas and stories...
Set on a beautiful tree-lined Berkeley street, this intimate gathering at the home of Christine and Ken Hecht brings guest together for an afternoon of music and hospitality. The highlight...
Who’s Invited? This event is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required, and subscribers and donors will receive early access to register. Philharmonia Baroque’s Artist Salons are...
Fresh off his 2025 London Proms success with the Irish Baroque Orchestra, Music Director Peter Whelan opens the 2026/27 subscription season with Handel’s Alexander’s Feast. Centered on a banquet honoring...
Who’s Invited? $1,000+ Donors. By invitation only; RSVP required. Join us after Handel’s The Power of Music for an elegant reception with wine and light bites. Enjoy the chance to...
Who’s Invited? This event is presented for Bay Area K-8th grade students as part of Philharmonia’s Community Engagement & Learning programs. Are you a Bay Area teacher who is interested...
Fresh off his 2025 London Proms success with the Irish Baroque Orchestra, Music Director Peter Whelan opens the 2026/27 subscription season with Handel’s Alexander’s Feast. Centered on a banquet honoring...
Who’s Invited? $1,000+ Donors. By invitation only; RSVP required. Join us after Handel’s The Power of Music for an elegant reception with wine and light bites. Enjoy the chance to...
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